Class Year
2020
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-21-2018
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
This post is part of a series featuring behind-the-scenes dispatches from our Pohanka Interns on the front lines of history this summer as interpreters, archivists, and preservationists. See here for the introduction to the series.
In the final years of the Civil War, the Army of the Potomac laid siege to Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg was the center of supply for both the city of Richmond and Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, and Grant understood that he could cripple the Confederate army by capturing the city. He hoped to end the battle quickly, but through a series of missteps and complicated battle scenarios, the siege lasted more than nine months—longer than any other Civil War battle. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Bickers, Claire, "The Remnants of the Crater" (2018). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 296.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/296
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.